Drug Dealers vs. Software Developers
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Drug Dealers Software Developers
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Refer to their clients as "users" Refer to their clients as "users"
"The first one's free!" "Download a free trial version..."
Strange Jargon:
"Stick" "SCSI"
"Rock" "RTFM"
"Wrap" "Packet"
"E" "C"
"Stash" "Cache"
"Drive by" "CTRL ALT DEL"
"Hit (LSD)" "Hit (WWW)"
"Source" "Source-code"
Realize that there's tons of cash Realize that there's tons of cash
in the 14 to 25 year-old market in the 14-25 year-old market
Your clients really like your Your clients really like your
stuff when it works. When it stuff when it works. When it
doesn't work, they want to kill doesn't work, they want to kill
you you
Job is assisted by the industry Job is assisted by the industry
producing newer, more potent producing newer, more potent
products products
Often seen in the company of Often seen in the company of
pimps, hustlers, and lowlifes marketing people, venture capitalists
and fund managers
When things go wrong, a "fix" When things go wrong, a "fix"
is just a phone call away but may is just a phone call away but may
be expensive be expensive
A lot of people get rich in this A lot of people get rich in this
industry while still teenagers industry while still teenagers
Their product causes unhealthy DOOM. Quake. SimCity. Duke Nukem 3D.
addictions
Get lots of hot women by DAMN!! DAMN!!!!
exploiting their addiction
